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Some of you may think that Marilyn Manson is not worthy of
being included in a metal webzine like Tartarean Desire but then that is your
problem, not mine. Actually, I don't really see Marilyn Manson as metal but
more as a shock rocker in the lines of Alice Cooper, KISS and similar artists
who have all became famous not primarily because of their music but because of
their public image and their ability and wish to shock the world. Of course
they have all been capable musicians but as you may or may not realize there
have been many others who have been just as good but haven't been given the
same attention since they haven't had a strong worked-out image like these
major attractions. In a way, I think that it's a shame that people are so
naive and easy but then again I also think that there is nothing wrong to have
something to show except for the music. While Alice Cooper and KISS didn't
really offer anything for the mind or had some kind of message to the world,
Marilyn Manson is different. He is a believer, an artist and a thinker. He
believes in what he does, he works hard not only with his music but also on
his looks, paintings and lyrics and he is also a very creative thinker who
uses his work to attack the morals and ethics of a world drenched in hypocrisy
in every way he can. "The Golden Age Of Grotesque" was inspired by the
underside of Weimar Berlin around 1930 and this is a period in European
history that Manson is obviously a big fan of. Musically it is less melodic
but more straightforward than "Mechanical Animals" but also more
experimental than "Holy Wood". It is darker, more electronic, heavier and
more accessible than most of the past releases from the grotesque man in
black. Fans will not be disappointed and I'm not either. The only song that I
didn't like that much was the title
track.
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Thaeter (Intro) 2. This Is The New Shit 3. mOBSCENE 4. |
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Doll-Dagga Buzz-Buzz Ziggety-Zag 5. Use Your Fist And Not Your Mouth |
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6. The Golden Age Of Grotesque 7. (s)AINT 8. Ka-Boom |
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Ka-Boom 9. Slutgarden 10. Spade 11. Para-noir 12. |
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The Bright Young Things 13. Better Of Two Evils 14. Vodevil |
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15. Obsequy (The Death Of Art) (Outro) |
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